SEC Storied

No Kin to Me (4x5)

: 18, 2019

Mere hours after the 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan, LSU lost to Virginia in what proved to be the last third-place game in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. After the game, LSU star Rudy Macklin, asked if the news affected the team, replied, "He's no kin of mine"—a remark that would haunt him for decades, leading to a prolonged fight to restore his honor. An expanded version of a film originally created for ESPN's 30 for 30 Shorts.